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. making, and bored with his compn- ~:ugines that he is in Paris. i¥ \with expensive and gorgeous gifts. i ‘Nut then he is wonderfully good to ~ varth. He calls her Orchid, because / NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY _ surpriscs. The amethyst ear drops, » nothing of Jenny, . thie avenues, or stopped at the ride- Sy ErerET YN T ® "l so they wouldn't be spilled. 3 at the Cordon Bleu. And riding les- . sons in the Bois. She felt quite im- ., vortant, hurrying from one appoint- ‘with Lady Mary " London cither,” she argued. Ashtoreth Ashe, sailing on tac Isle de France, for a honeymoon in Paris, had rather an odd experience. A Mttle tired of her husband’s love- ments, she slipped out on deck onn night. Standing alone under the stars, she was consclous of the pres- ence of a man, lurking in the shad- OWS. 8he recited a bit of verse for his Lenefit, and turned her perfect pro- file toward the shadows. Hollis Hart, her husband, was dancing Somehodyorother, and Ashtoreth would rather hawe -enjoyed meeting a strange man. But, just as he stepped forward, presumably to speak to her, ollis opened the door, and stepped over the high brass sill onto the deck. "he stranger prowiptly retreated. Later, Ashtoreth dreams & an old sweetheart, Monty English, and im- In Paris they register at the Ritz, and Hollis (who Is a millionaire) hegins to shower his little bride Marriage is not quite the joy she had imagined it would be. Possibly that is because Ashtoreth is 23, and Ler husband 8o much older — old cnough, in fact, to be her father. her, and as generous as any man on she reminds him of the flowers, and l.ecause he believes she is the love- liest thing in the world. CHAPTER XLII Hollis was always bringing back for example, that hung like clusters of little translucent grapes, —way down to Ashtoreth’s shoulders. A choker of black pearls, with a ring for her first finger, to match. And a negligee that was * multi-colored, and shimmering as clouds at sunset. With mules, besides, that were made from the breasts of humming birds. He took her to Patou's, and As- nes’, and lLucien le Long. To say and Henriette— and any number of other places, too. And she bought sport clothes and afternoon frocks and dinner gowns, With hats, and scarves and lingerie to match. It was tremendously exciting, and lots o. | fun. But Ashtoreth was growing restless. And, sometimes, she was homesick. Maizie had written by every boat. Sadle, rhe said, went to sec Dan Corum the day Ashtoreth was mar- ried. Bhe felt just awful about tne things she said, and hoped Ashto- reth would forgive her. She was back at the flat, and lots of com- ny, The bank deposit Hollis had nade to Maizie's cccount was still untouched, and please God, she'd never go ncar it. For she might be poor, but she still had her pride. When she read her mother’s ler- | ters, Ashtoreth was always filled with a tremendous urge to go out and buy things. Silk dresses, a:® bottles of perfume and scented face powders. Gloves, and a silk um- brella, with a jade duck for a han- dle. An antelope handbag and ma- | terial for an evening gown—poppies | and morning glories in a sea of quivering silver tissuc. She sent them all to Maizie, with oceans of love, and innumergble little crosses that stood for Kisses. Maisie never said anything about Monty. But Ashtoreth always Icoked for him, as she walked along walk eafes’ for cafe au lait, and crisp, sweet crowssants. Sometime —somewhere—she was going to lLump into him. S8he had felt it, in her bones, ever since that night when she dreamed he was in a dark corner, and someone was dropping anchors on him. | From Paris they went to Venice. Gondoliers with sashes, and rib- bons fluttering from sailor hats sucn s little girls used to wear, poled them up and down the Grand Canal. Jiut it was cold on the water. And even the pigeons, picking apathet- ically in St. Mark’s square, werce shivering. Venice had been Ashtoreth's idea. But now that she was there, it was cruelly disappointing. “I told you,” reminded Hollis, “that it wasn't the season.” “But you didn't want to go to “Of course not. It's deathly in london now. Egypt is the only place in mid-winter.” “But T don't want to go to Egypt,” she protested unreazonably. othing but a lot of old mummies, desert. Let's “go back to 8o they motored along the Ttal- ian Riviera, through Nice and de Grasse, where perfumes are made from real flowers. And Ashtoreth liought quarts of distilled fragrance for Maizie, and sent them on the leviathan, in a special mail sack, Bark in Paris, she decided to take French lessons. And cooking lessons 1ent to another. But, when she had nothing more to do, she used to envy the shop girls, and the models, | whose lives were full and busy, as | Tiers was once. Hollis had insisted that she en- Kage a d. An Knglish woman, 10 draw her bath, and pick her | clothes up off the floor. To comb Fer hair and slip her feet in the little humming bird mules. And bring her chocolates _and crois- sants in bed. As a matter of fact, it was Hollis who cngaged the wo- | man. Ashtoreth herselt would never have dared talk to a Jady's maid. The woman's name %‘fl! Mabel | Moggs, and she rather' overawed | Fer mistress. Hollis was somewhere playing | tennis. Ashtoreth didn’t play, and | she didn’t like to watch. He had driven out in the Hispano-Suiza, | mnd she had planned to poke | around a little by herself. Hollis had never taken her to Saint Cha- pelle, or to see his “favorite girl| in all the world” — the Madonna of Notre Dame. Ashtoreth wondered if it was because he was disappointed in her. If Paris had ceased to be the lovely adventure for him it used to be. And if that was be- cause she was not to him all the things he had dreamed. Well, she'd go to those places her- self, and tell him, afterward, that she had been. She would - show him that she was appreciative of art and beauty and history. She bought a guide book, and set out determinedly. The day was warm, like Spring in Boston. And-there were lovely things blossoming in the flower market. Hyacinths, that made her think of Maizie, and mauve tulips, and daffodils. * 8he bought a bunch of violets for four francs. “Sixteen cents!” she thought. “Why, they'd be three dollars at home!" . . And she gave the old flower woman the change from a ten-franc note. It was pleasant to enjoy an overwhelming amount of gratitude and appreciation for 24 cents. She pinned the violets to the collar of her squirrel coat, and re membered that her little felt hat was the same shade. ®he knew she looked very beautiful, because people stared at her admiringly, and made comments on her clothes, and her appearance. They knew that she was a rich Ameri- can, and tried to sell her more flowers, and love birds W wooden cages. She shook her head, and said, “Non, non Madam.” . . . “Merci, Monsieur, non” . . And smilea at everyone, and handed francs their children. And felt like a Stylish Saint, with a great deal of chic, and a warm, tender heart. There was a man following her. An American, she thought. But she did not like to turn around. It might of course be a Frenchman. F¥renchmen were always following women about. 8he rather hoped, though, that it was an American, and that he would find some good reason for speaking to her. She considered dropping her hanawar chief, but decided it would e too obvious. 8he hoped he noticed the way everyone was treating her, as if she were a very great lady. She crossed the street, to the cafe on the corner. One nice thing about cafes, they were sim- ply everywhere. She scated her- self, and began assiduously to studly a menu. The man, who might be an American, was at her elbos. She drew her brows to- gether, a little imperiously, and glanced up. “‘Monty!" English! He remained down at her. “Mont. claimed. ing!” She jumped to her feet. “Oh! Oh! I never was so surprised in all my life. Where did you come from, Monty?" “Well,” he bantered, “if it isn't Missus Millions herself! And glad to see the boy-friend, as I live.” “Glad! I'm simply over-joyed. Monty. 1 never was so glad to sec anybody before. 8it down, Monty. Give me your hands. . . . See, I'm trembling. Oh, it's good to sce she cried. “Monty standing, smiling she ex- 1 dream- darling!"” “Monty, am You didn’t know who was fol- lowing you?” he laughed. “But you thougint you'd find out. Ash, you're & hypocrite, and I love you. Strolling through the Place there, like a plaster saint, handing out francs and smiles to warm a poor frog's heart. All dolled wup like the Queen of Sheba, and playing Lady Bountiful like a fairy tale.” “But where did you come from?” she demanded. *“And how long have you been following me?" Monty lit a cigaret. “It's a long story,” he said. “What do you want to eat, Ash?" “Eat!" she cried, “but I can't cat, Monty. I only want to liste Patisseries,” he told the waiter, “et cafe au lait pour Madame. Et cognac pour moi, #'ll vous plait.” “You talk Frenoh, Monty!" “Just showing off,” he admitted. “But I'm taking lesso: “What are you doing here He laughed mockingly. !'You didn’t know, Missus, that you'd passed up a globe trotter, did you?” “But tell me, Monty! Please. When did you come to Paris?" “‘On the Isle de France, the same time you did.” Ashtoreth grew deathly white. “I knew it,” she told him. “Monty, I felt you one night on shipboard. On the promenade deck one night.” “That's right,” he agreed. “I was there. You were all done up in black, with a sparkling sort of a shawl around you. Leaning ove the rail, wishing on the first e “But T don't understand: cried. “Why didn’t I see you a ? Why didn't you speak to me? Where did you keep yoursel? And why were you on the Isle de France, Monty?” “I was going to speak to you,” he interrupted, “when.your husbani came out. He put his arms around you, Ash, and kissed you, It was his right, of course. You wera his wife. But T never wanted to see you again after that.” She touched his hand across the table. “Im not much on poetry, Ash. Um not much on speeches either. - . . Only—in school it was—I read Othello. 1 was only a kid then. but it made a big hit with me. It's a veach of a love story, you know. | Hot stuff, too. But, what 1 started to siq was—there's some lines in it that have stuck in my memory ail these years. They came back to me that night, when [ saw you in an- other man’s arms. Shall 1 tell you what they are, Ash?" She inclined her head. And he lcaned toward her, speaking softly. “*T had rather be a toad. and live upon the vapour of a dungeon, than keep a corner in the thing T love: “I know.” he sald. “Cuckoo, and | all that. Mrs, Hollis Hart, getting kissed by her husband. And a poor oil can like m2 getting all worked up. No sense to it. Plain dam foolishness, me having the nerve to get jealous. But I'm one of those unreasonable cusses, and I can't seem to get over it, Ash. No—not if you were married to all the men and millions from here to Hong- kong."” “But, Monty — you darling silly. “I know,” he agreed. “That why I went down to the second cluss.” B “You didn't.” “Sure 1 did. Why not? Couldn sce you getting kissed down there “Oh, my dear!" . . . She patted s hand understandingly. “You haven't told me yet, Monty, what | you're doing over here.” “Me? What do you suppose? I'ta selling radios. Great business too, Ash. Remember, when I wanted to meet you at the pier?—well, that was the news I had for you. And, when you let me down, I sent your mother a wire, saying I had to see you on important business. I was sailing in three days, Ash. . . . And T was golng to ask you to come over with me, It wouldn't have been the bridal suite you had with him. . . . But . . . oh, hell!” Monty tosséd his hat across the table, and buried his face in his hands. “Tell me, dear?” (TO BE 't Ash, are you happy, CONTINUED) Now, if you were Ashtoreth, what do you suppose you'd have sald “Happy?”" she repeated. “Why: read the next chapter. England to India Line Survey Is Under Way ‘Washington, Jan. 24 (P—A sur- vey party of the Imperial Afrways, Ltd., is working on the exact loca- tion of bases for the England to India air line in the Mediterranean region, H. R. Buckley, trade com- missioner at Paris reported to the department of commerce. Passengers to India from England, who will fly over an air line 5,000 miles long will travel by and plane from London to Basle, where they will take & night train bringing. them to Genoa in time for breakfast. At Genoa they will embark upon | one of the Calcutta flying boats and travel along the coast, calling at Rome and Naples, and either at Brindisi, Taranto or Gallipoli before flying along the Greek islands and the Buda Bay, Crete. The route will then proceed to Tobruk in Itallan Libya, and follow the coast to Alexandria, where the Egyptian government has agreed to construct & combined marine and land airport. Here the route will link up with the present service and the time schedule. Based on a liberal estimate, the new airline will carry passengers from London to Karach! | within seven days. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS M JUST DELIGHTED! SEE HOW WHITE MY TOURIST NARKER " FOR NEW ENGLAND (Tralic Conlersncs 0 Consider Issuing Plates for Visitors Hartford, Jan. 24—A New Eng- lland tourist motor vehicle marker issued for the convenience of visit- ing motorists, which would be ef- | fective in all of the six states, will ibe one of the suggestions offered by representatives of this state at a conference on traflic uniformity at the Statler building, Boston, on Friday. The marker, under the pro- posed plan, would be uniform in all states and some means to simplify recognition by enforcement officials ‘in connection therewith might be |adopted. While it might be issued ‘by any of the states, the fees col- lected if any would be divided mong all -of the New England states. This suggestion comes from Mo- tor Vehicle Commissioner Robbing B. Btoeckel and Highway Commis- !sioner John A. Macdonald, who will officially represent this state. The meeting, called under the auspices of the New England council, will include representatives of motor vehicle and highway departments of the New England states and various automobile clubs in the section. The subject outlined for discus. sion concern motor vehicle traffic problems. Both Connecticut com- missioners, after a discussion of the questions, are of the opinion that, insofar as the problems affect state ,control, the council meeting can ad- | vantageously follow uniformity pro- !posals adopted, or under considera- tion, by the Eastern Conference of Motor Vehicle Commissioners and !1hc Association of Highway Officials of the North Atlantic States. These groups, progressively, have given attention to every practical plan of- fered thus far for highway safety and facile traffic regulation. Standard Traffic Laws for Cities That there should be an attempt :lo standardize traflic ordinances of | municipalities of New England the commissioners are agreed. They of- fer this opinion also as the consen- sus of all commissioners who have seen the difficulties presented by the divergent regulations under the traffic set-up crecated by a variety {of city, town, borough and police ordinance: Discussion at the Iriday meeting will probably include the question of New England application of the Hoover, or national uniform traffic {eode; reciprocal regulations respect- ing drivers' licenses and vehicle re- | sstration; problems confronting n- | terstate commercial traffic; the var- iation In enforcement and possible SO YOU TOOK MY AD- VICE AND CHANGED TO RINSO IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL SOAP IN THE WORLD! | DIDNT DO A BIT OF SCRUBBING s clothes the ul, gives twij, much ! ow these way saves :;:g;l' ce as m 0osen The granula, soaks gl:“h.‘ this com, Washing _,¢ “gthh suds es—hands, RINSO IS GREAT FOR DISHES, TOO oth s Scrug.’ = 32Ds, chips or itest white pact, 8ranulated ! 0es twij, :ierltglh’;: fiuffe -up s;:p‘:s mo!xs quick, genele the Cor Comim gl LUX~ r whi methods of uniformity, and conven- ience and protection for recreational traffic. The aim of the meeting is ‘o w ovide, through uniform.ity, the maximum convenience ' for visiting motorists, to make the highways at tractive in other ways t. visitors and to tacilitate the handling of the reg- silar traffic between the states o2 the group. Moadel Codc Borrowed From N. E. The position of the Connecticut commissioners on the subject for dis- cussion is allied with that of the ma- jority in the motor vekicle and high- way administrators’ groups. The na- tional uniform code is looked upon as a model upon which uniformity could be built. They point out that existing laws of the New England states. While there has been gen- eral use of it as a model, it has been considered undesirable to adopt any wording in cases where any para- graph of state law have been inter- preted previously by a state, and where processes of education under cxisting laws have progressed to a point of common knowledge and ac- complished the desired results. Reciprocal agreements respecting operators’ licenses must depend upon uniformity in the processes of examination of drivers in the states affected, the commissioners asgert. They find it might be possible to reciprocate between states on fees alone, but an examination ought not bhe waived in connection with any state unless its examination is uni- form with that of other states in tho reciprocal agreement. Control of Buses An act of congress s needed, the commissioners say, before there can be state control of interstate traffic to the extent of determination of public convenience and necessity for interstate common carriers and public service motor vehicles. Regarding the question of existing variations in traffic law enforce- ment and the extent these can be harmonized, the commissioners an- [ ticipate that something may develop at the meeting which will indicate Reach fora Lucky instead of @ sweet, much of it was lifted bodily from | how far this subject may be carried. As it is framed for discussion, they feel that it covers the matter of courts, police activities and all means of directing traffic. On the matter of special markers for tourists, the suggestion by the Connecticut commissioners would be, that in order to make traffic of this kind desirable the marker be (issued for nothing for the first 10 |days, at the expense of the state |issuing it. Also that it carry with it provision for notifying police de- partments that it has been issued, or that some special means of identification for the car of the visi- tor be issued. The marker would also carry with it an exemption from !the obligation to give bonds. The New England states already have reciprocal agreements with some other 18 states and Canadian prov- inces which compel the return of anybody who refuses to return for trial on a reasonable charge. WTIC T0 CONTINUE CHAIN PROGRAMS ‘Radio Commission Extends Date of Ban fo March { . By GEORGE M. MANNING (Washington Correspondent, N. B, Herald) ‘Washington, D. C., Jan. 2¢ —Radio |listencrs who enjoy the National Broadcasting Co. attractions relayed through station WTIC, Hartford, will continue to hear their old favorites, least until March 1, when the gov- ernment ban on high-powered station use of chain programs will go into offect. The federal radio commission has exterded from January 31 to March 1, the effective date of its order, which prohibits radio stations oper- 7 vealthy stations, to use programs, bocause of their inability to cngage the first class talent broad- cast by the larger and richer stations. This will necessitate the investment of more money by the powerful tta- tons in “original programs”, r~Zio commission officials explained. The commission is . considering some compromise Joo:ing trward shortening the 300 mile limit, but unless the cut is drastle, it cannot aid Hartford, because of its prox- in pickies, following the general trend of beauty which pickie men have noted in other branches of in- dustry are announced by the Pack- ers amociation, mew in- annual semsion. Five years of experimentation, said Profemsor George E. Btarr, of the University of Michigan, have culminated in producing a seed that will grow a shapely cucumber, “Civilized Americans,” said Pro. fessor Star, “demand that their food be pleasing to the eye as well as the palate, and at last have grown a cucumber which ‘we believe will answer both requirementa” There is an interval of 41 seconds betwecn each stroke of Big Ben. For All Tastes Salada Is blended to sult ali tastes and each blend Is consistent in flaver A" _TEA . () “I light a Lucky and. go light on the sweets That’s how I keep in good shape and always feel peppy.” and vigoe that come with avoiding overweight. Towomenitoffersaslen. der, fashionable figure, 20,679 physicians have stated that Lucky Strike is less irritating to the throat than other cigarettes. Very likely this is due to toasting which removes impuritics. This same proce ess, toasting, improves and develops the flavor of the world's finest to- baccos. This means that there is & flavor in Luckies which is a delight. ful alternative for the things that make you fat. That's why “It's Toasted” is your assurance that there's real health in Luckies— they're good for you! Keep fit—reach fora Lucky instead of a fattening sweet. That's what manymen havebeen doingfor years. They know the evidénce of proms inent athletes whose favorite ciga. rette is Lucky Strike and who say Luckies steady their nervesand do not impair their physical condition. A reasonable proportion of sugar in the diet is recommended, but the authorities are overwhelming that too many fattening sweets are harm. ful and that too many such are eaten by the American people. So, for moderation’s sake we say:— “REACH FOR A LUCKY INSTEAD OF A SWEET.” “It’s toasted” No Throat Irritation-No Cough, Coast to ceast vadio National Dance Orchestra in* Cmflb;l':'zmk \ dhrough e